The Catbird Seat

Almanac Edition · every July 31 at once · from the makers of Tearing Up the Pea Patch

JULY 31 · 1,397 GAMES ON THE RECORD · 1871–2025

On this date in 1912, Pittsburgh beat the Boston Braves 7–6 in 19 innings.

The Committee has looked at all 1,397 major-league games played on July 31, from 1871 to 2025, and this is the one that does not behave.

Also on this date

2018-07-31	The Mets at Washington	4–25	8.5
2013-07-31	Seattle at the Boston Red Sox	4–5	14.8	303 min
2018-07-31	The Mets at Washington	4–25	8.5	by 21
1932-07-31	The Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland	1–0	9.0	76,979 paid

Unfair afternoons — won while out-hit

1966-07-31	Detroit at the Kansas City Athletics	5–4	9.0	hits 3-12
1970-07-31	Minnesota at Detroit	9–10	8.8	hits 16-7
1921-07-31	The New York Giants at Cincinnati	3–4	10.7	hits 13-5

The Mirror Game — a line score this date shares with another day

1901-07-31	Detroit at the White Sox	0–2	8.5	000000000 / 10100000x
1901-07-31	Philadelphia at Brooklyn	3–0	9.0	100000011 / 000000000
1901-07-31	The New York Giants at the Boston Braves	0–5	8.5	000000000 / 10000013x

By the decades

1870s 13 · 1880s 50 · 1890s 51 · 1900s 69 · 1910s 101 · 1920s 79 · 1930s 73 · 1940s 83 · 1950s 83 · 1960s 95 · 1970s 133 · 1980s 102 · 1990s 124 · 2000s 133 · 2010s 139 · 2020s 69

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THE CATBIRD SEAT is set by the Committee on Playing Rules of Tearing Up the Pea Patch, a Macguffin Co. game, Commissioner F. McCoy presiding. Almanac editions are compiled from the record by the Committee’s engine and read by no one before you; a surprising fact in them is a lead, not a verdict. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at www.retrosheet.org. Wire service (RSS)